England U21s defeated Scotland 3-1 in a Euro U21 qualifying match at the Riverside Stadium on Friday night, with Abraham scoring a penalty and assisting Dominic Solanke's goal.

Abraham, 20, also hit the post and saw another effort cleared off the line as Boothroyd's men went top of their qualifying group on seven points following the win.

The England U21s manager was impressed Abraham who has bagged three goals in all competitions on loan at Swansea this season.

Boothyroyd believes the striker is set to make waves but won’t always find goals easy to come by.

"He's one of those players who will go through dry spells and doesn't score goals,” he said.

“But he is so capable and enthusiastic he lights up the dressing room and pitch when he goes out there.

"Everybody buzzes off him, he's got a really good chance of developing into a really good player.

"I've never met anyone at 19 or 20 who is patient.

“They want everything now - they want to microwave everything - but that's good.

“It's good to be hungry and have ambition.

"He wants to get better, they're all like that, and see the opportunity they might have in the senior team and they're working hard to get there."

England U21s travel to Andorra on Tuesday where they we will hoping to cement their position at the summit of their qualifying group.